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AIMTo develop an experimental model of endogenous nerve growth factor (NGF) deprivation by retrobulbar administration of purified neutralizing anti-NGF antibodies in young Sprague-Dawley rats and provide further information on NGF expression in the retina and cornea.METHODSSixty old pathogen-free Sprague Dawley rats (p14, post-natal days) were treated with repeated retrobulbar injections of neutralizing anti-NGF (2 µL, 100 µg/mL, every 3d). After 2wk (p28), retinal and corneal tissues were investigated for morphological, biochemical, and molecular expression of trkANGFR by using Western blotting or immunofluorescence. Rhodopsin as well as protein profile expression were also investigated.RESULTSChronic retrobulbar neutralizing anti-NGF antibodies changed the distribution of trkANGFR immunoreactivity at retinal level, while no changes were detected for global trkANGFR protein expression. By contrary, the treatment resulted in the increase of corneal trkANGFR expression. Retinal tissues showed a decreased rhodopsin expression as well as reduced number of both rhodopsin expressing and total retinal cells, as observed after single cell extraction. A decreased expression of ICAM-1, IL-17 and IL-13 as well as an increased expression of IL-21 typified retinal extracts. No significant changes were observed for corneal tissues.CONCLUSIONThe reduced availability of endogenous NGF, as produced by chronic retrobulbar anti-NGF administration, produce a quick response from retinal tissues, with respect to corneal ones, suggesting the presence of early compensatory mechanisms to protect retinal networking.

Retrobulbar administration of purified anti-nerve growth factor in developing rats induces structural and biochemical changes in the retina and cornea